Fabricated toy boat construction



9 1950 J. K. WEDDELL 2,524,742

FABRICATED TOY BOAT CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 16, 1948 1 I Z i, I;

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Patented Oct. 3, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FABRICATED TOY BOAT CONSTRUCTION Joseph K. Weddell, Longmeadow, Mass, assignor to Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application August 16, 1948, Serial No. 44,433

1 Claim. 1

the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and'in the combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more particularly pointed out in the claim hereunto annexed and more fully described and referred to in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figs. 1 and 2 are plan and side elevational views of a boat construction embodying the novel features of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one end of the superstructure or the boat shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the hull of the boat shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional viewon the line '55 of Fig. 2. i

Referrin now to the drawings more in detail, the invention will be fully described.

The boat construction 2 of the invention ineludes in a general way a hull 4 and a superstructure 6. i

The hull and superstructure may be any size or form and maybe made from various materials in order to provide a boat having the desired characteristics.

Wood, of course, is ideally suited for boat contalce various forms arranged to cooperate to provide the desired appearance; The hull is hollowed out or recessed as at 8 and at the forward end is provided a horizontally extending slot it extending from the recess. 8-

to a vertical bore [2.

At the rear or stern end the hull is provided with a groove it extending horizontally rearwardly'from the recess 8. 7

The stern portion of the superstructure is pro- 'vided with a tongue 16 which is receivable in the slot It and the forepart of the superstructure is provided with a lug It which is receivable in the groove iii and bore 12.

The tongue [6 is inserted in the slot It and the lug i8 is inserted in the groove l0 and bore I2 so that the superstructure is disposed on the hull about as shown.

A plug 20 is provided which is inserted in the bore 12 'on top of member I8 and is adapted to be secured in the bore as by a tight fit, adhesive or by some other suitable means.

In this way, the superstructure and hull are P secured together in assembled relation.

only is the superstructure light in weight when.

made from plastic material but such material may provide various andinumerous color effects. The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Hence, the present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects merely as being illustrative and not as being restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoing description, and all modifications and variations as fall within the meaning'and purview and range of equivalency of the appended claim aretherefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A toy-boat construction comprising in combination, a hull and a superstructure, said hull being in the form of an elongated body having an elongated recess open along the upper side thereof, said hull provided with a socket at the rear end of said recess below the upper side of said hull extending rearwardly from said recess and opening thereinto and having a slot openon its'upper side and-extending forwardly from said recess, saidsuperstructureformed from plastic material having side walls resting on the upper side of said hull, a tongue at the rear end of said superstructure extending downwardly and rearwardly therefrom into said socket and a lug extending forwardly therefrom downwardly into 3 said slot and disposed below the plane of the upper side of said hull, and a plug secured in said groove over said lug.

JOSEPH K. W'EDDELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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